Obama and McCain delight the bookies

"Internet betting websites and prediction markets are registering huge interest in the US presidential election, with trade already far exceeding the total for 2004 in some cases.   volume is 600% up this presidential cycle, 2008 to date,...

German camper finds stolen tent, catches thief on eBay

A 45-year old German stumbles upon his stolen tent put up for auction on eBay, and uses the site to catch the thief. " "Bigger even than his delight at getting the tent back, was his surprise when he discovered in the course of the transaction that the seller lived in his...

Glasgow wins race for 2014 Games

"Glasgow has been chosen to host the 2014 Commonwealth Games. There were celebrations in the Scottish city as the decision of the 71 voting nations was announced in Sri Lanka, with Glasgow winning by 47 votes to 24. The city had been competing against Nigerian capital Abuja...

Families win round in homes protest

"RESIDENTS fighting plans to build 200 homes have won a stay of execution after developers pulled out of an appeal. Poplar’s Farm Action Group has been campaigning against plans to build on a field behind Poplar’s Farm Road, Kettering. Map It has just discovered that...

How to deal with many of the world's troublemakers

"Nobody lives on planet Earth for long without discovering that it's full of troublemakers - people who delight in making life difficult for others. Almost immediately most of us start our interactions with other people as young children, we come across some kid who wants to...

Desmond Tutu "ashamed" of church gay ban

"Archbishop Desmond Tutu, in the first authorized biography of the Nobel peace laureate, said he was ashamed of his Anglican church's conservative position that rejected gay priests. In the book, "Rabble-Rouser f"Archbishop Desmond Tutu, in the first authorized biography of...